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Fair Weather

Drawn and Quarterly, September 2003
ISBN: 978-1-896597-74-4, ISBN10: 1-896597-74-2,
6 x 9 inches, 128 pages, B&W Illustrations Throughout,
Trade Paperback, $16.95

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A Philip Roth for the younger set, Joe Matt looks back in this autobiographical graphic novel at a golden weekend from his 1970s suburban childhood. Young Joe is a selfish, whiny child who steals from stores, takes advantage of his friends, threatens to burn his mother's house down, and bullies those weaker than himself. His story centers on a fairground, comic books, a TV horror host, underground forts, and slurpee cups. Completely unsentimental and strangely endearing, Fair Weather continues the grand American tradition of humorous, idiosyncratic self-exhibitionism.

Praise

"Richly evoking a '70s suburban childhood without sentimentality, Matt's poignant graphic novella is as refreshing as a slurpee on a muggy afternoon."—Entertainment Weekly

"Casting a critical eye on his younger self, Matt unflinchingly and comically paints himself as a selfish, greedy, geeky, and cowardly pre-teen stuck in '70s suburban America."—The Harrisburg Patriot News

About the Author(s)

Joe Matt

Joe Matt, born in 1963, grew up in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. He began drawing autobiographical comics in 1987. Joe is also the author of Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt.